BITTER END Synonyms

• at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

• close in relevance or relationship

• not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances

• the temporal end; the concluding time

• the last section of a communication

• the concluding part of any performance

• near in time or place or relationship

• in an attentive manner

• rigorously attentive; strict and thorough

• marked by fidelity to an original

• (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched

• crowded

• lacking fresh air

• of textiles

• strictly confined or guarded

• confined to specific persons

• fitting closely but comfortably

• used of hair or haircuts

• giving or spending with reluctance

• inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information

• move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut

• become closed

• cease to operate or cause to cease operating

• finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.)

• come to a close

• complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement

• be priced or listed when trading stops

• engage at close quarters

• cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop

• change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact

• come together, as if in an embrace

• draw near

• bring together all the elements or parts of

• bar access to

• fill or stop up

• unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of

• finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead

• approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap

• a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body

• a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive incomplete objects as complete and to close or fill gaps and to perceive asymmetric stimuli as symmetric

• something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making

• an obstruction in a pipe or tube

• the act of blocking

• termination of operations

• terminate debate by calling for a vote

• (American football) a successful forward pass in football

• a concluding action

• a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration

• an intuitive assumption

• the temporal end; the concluding time

• event whose occurrence ends something

• the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism)

• the act of ending something

• a final settlement

• the last section of a communication

• the act of making up your mind about something

• a final climactic stage

• (astronomy) a heavenly body's highest celestial point above an observer's horizon

• the decisive moment in a novel or play

• a concluding action

• the outcome of a complex sequence of events

• the final resolution of the main complication of a literary or dramatic work

• the final stages of an extended process of negotiation

• the final stages of a chess game after most of the pieces have been removed from the board

• the closing section of a musical composition

• the temporal end; the concluding time

• the concluding part of any performance

• the quality of being final or definitely settled

• a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)

• the temporal end; the concluding time

• a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality

• the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)

• designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race)

• the downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict)

• event whose occurrence ends something

• (wine tasting) the taste of a wine on the back of the tongue (as it is swallowed)

• the act of finishing

• come or bring to a finish or an end

• finally be or do something

• have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

• provide with a finish

• finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table

• cause to finish a relationship with somebody

• something that results

• a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

• a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote

• the ability of a microscope or telescope to measure the angular separation of images that are close together

• the trait of being resolute

• finding a solution to a problem

• something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making

• analysis into clear-cut components

• (computer science) the number of pixels per square inch on a computer-generated display; the greater the resolution, the better the picture

• the subsidence of swelling or other signs of inflammation (especially in a lung)

• (music) a dissonant chord is followed by a consonant chord

• a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem

• a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner

• a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

• a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem

• something that results

• the semantic role of the noun phrase whose referent exists only by virtue of the activity denoted by the verb in the clause

• issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end

• produce as a result or residue

• come about or follow as a consequence

• a coming to an end of a contract period

• a place where something ends or is complete

• something that results

• the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)

• the act of ending something